DWTC extends virtual fair run

PUB. DATE

January 2002

SOURCE

Marketing Event;Jan2002, p10

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Highlights the 'Gitex Virtual' exhibition of the Dubai World Trade Center which will stay on-line until December 2002. Organizer of the virtual event; Number of completed registration forms for the show; Number of visitors who accesses exhibitor Web sites through the virtual event.

Focuses on virtual trade shows located on the Internet. Drawbacks to trade shows; Description of some of the trade shows found online; Evaluation of the virtual trade shows for the information technology industry; Components which the virtual trade shows lacked. INSET: The sites.

Reports on the World Wide Web sites of electronic trade shows in the United States. Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Graphics; National Manufacturing Week; Design Engineering Show.

Features Internet tools which debuted at the Macworld Exposition in New York, during July, 1998. Names of these tools; Function of the Internet tools; Identity of manufacturer; Contact for more information.

A list is presented of reviews of museum and art exhibitions that are available at the website caa.reviews, including exhibits at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.